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#4271ED

#4271ed ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4271ed is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 44.31% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.15% cyan, 52.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 223.51°, with 82.61% saturation and 59.41% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.85.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1908

Complementary

  1. #4271ed
  2. #edbe42

Split complementary

  1. #4271ed
  2. #ed6842
  3. #c6ed42

Analogous

  1. #42c6ed
  2. #4271ed
  3. #6842ed

Triadic

  1. #4271ed
  2. #ed4271
  3. #71ed42

Tetradic

  1. #4271ed
  2. #be42ed
  3. #edbe42
  4. #71ed42

Square

  1. #4271ed
  2. #ed42c6
  3. #edbe42
  4. #42ed68

Monochromatic

  1. #0d2f89
  2. #1447cf
  3. #4271ed
  4. #88a5f4
  5. #cedafa

Shades

#4271ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4271ed
  2. #3b66d5
  3. #355abe
  4. #2e4fa6
  5. #28448e
  6. #213977
  7. #1a2d5f
  8. #142247
  9. #0d172f
  10. #070b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#4271ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4271ed
  2. #557fef
  3. #688df1
  4. #7b9cf2
  5. #8eaaf4
  6. #a1b8f6
  7. #b3c6f8
  8. #c6d4fa
  9. #d9e3fb
  10. #ecf1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4271ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4271ed
  2. #4873e2
  3. #4e74d7
  4. #5576cc
  5. #5b77c1
  6. #6179b7
  7. #677aac
  8. #6d7ca1
  9. #747d96
  10. #7a7f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6776b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1781f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0071eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008fa4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2e7bf0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0b71ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0084c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4271ed {
  color: #4271ed;
}
Background
.bg-4271ed {
  background-color: #4271ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4271ed {
  border: 2px solid #4271ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4271ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 113 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 83% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4271ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4271ed, #6842ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4271ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 113 237 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.85 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.18 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.91 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.17 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.69 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.77 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.99 #bd8e12 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#4271ed  rgb(66, 113, 237)  hsl(224, 83%, 59%)  Brandeis Blue
#edbe42  rgb(237, 190, 66)  hsl(44, 83%, 59%)  Meat Brown
#ed4271  rgb(237, 66, 113)  hsl(344, 83%, 59%)  Cerise
#71ed42  rgb(113, 237, 66)  hsl(104, 83%, 59%)  Lawn Green